EDISON MEDAL TO PIONEER LAMP EXPERT; John W. Howell and His Contribution to the Electric Lighting of the World

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ALADDIN'S genie, it is said, was a liberal, like all great and energetic spirits, and was always for plunging ahead to perform new wonders with the magical lamp. "For instance," he said to his master, "let's turn midnight into day. This world, from nightfall to dawn, is no fit place at all.View Full Article in Timesmachine »

A version of this archives appears in print on February 15, 1925, on Page XX4 of the New York edition with the headline: EDISON MEDAL TO PIONEER LAMP EXPERT; John W. Howell and His Contribution to the Electric Lighting of the World. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe